The Love Story

Chapter 14: The High Priest

"LORD I know that YOU are pleased with me. For I am humble and good." Said I as I pray with the other priest. I open my arms wide open and look up as I continue to pray.

     After the prayer I sat down and another priest came to me and said, "High Priest Caiaphas, Jesus....He..he is now on Jerusalem."  Jesus?! That agitator? What is he doing here? The Governor Pontius Pilate says that if another riot will happen, he will not let us celebrate the passover. Just lately a lot of jews have died because of a riot dispersal, and now him!? This  Jesus of Nazareth! The one who dis-respect our law, and ridicule our faith! He has to be stop. He might cause a riot, and if that happens, it will going to be a huge problem.

"Nicodemus!" 

"Yes High Priest."

"Keep a keen eye on Jesus. He is a dangerous man."

"A dangerous man?" He asked, "But he's seems like not a person who will do something nasty." Nicodemus replied. A temple guard then came and said, "High Priest! Jesus he creates a trouble at the temple court. He turned over the tables of the vendors." I looked at Nicodemus's face, he looks shocked because of what he has heard. 

"So Nicodemus, what is it again about Jesus not doing anything nasty?" Said I with a tone of mockery. He looked at me trying to swallow my sarcasm. "We have to eliminate him." 

"Eliminate? You mean kill?"

"Yes Nicodemus! his life in exchange of God's Nation."

"But High Priest what if......"

"Stop it Nicodemus! Just do what I say!" I yelled at him. I don't have time to listen to him and to his reasons. 

     Later that night one of his disciples came to me and made a deal with me. A priest said to me that the man's name is Judas. He offers an exchange, thirty pieces of silver in exchange for Jesus. Seriously, what is this man thinking? He will trade his Teacher for thirty pieces of silver? Is it a trick for us? But, this is the offer I cannot refuse, Yes! I'll accept the deal. Jesus, pah! you'll fall on our hands soon.

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     So this is Jesus, the one who claims to be the Son of the Most High GOD. He's beaten , his left eye is almost shut while his nose is bleeding. I walk towards him and asked him, "Tell me, you said that you will destroy the temple and will rebuild it in three days...Is it true?" I waited for his reply but all I heard is silence.

"Aren't you going to answer?" Said I, but he's still quiet, ttsss...I turn around and think, Oh I know. "Okay." I said, "Lets try a different question." I look at his eyes on an intimidating manner, however it doesn't seems to work on him, "Are you Messiah? The Son of the living GOD?" Then suddenly I felt something from his eyes it seems like, I'm the one who's being intimidated right now, few more seconds and he said, "YES I AM!" He said with authority, I or should we say we, was taken aback because of what he had said, "And soon you will see me coming from the clouds of heaven, sitting at the right hand of GOD." Thi......this is BLASPHEMY! I ripped off my clothe "BLASPHEMER! WE DON'T NEED ANY WITNESS! THIS ONE ADMITTED IT HIMSELF! YOUR AN IMPOSTOR USING GOD'S NAME!" I ordered the guard to bring Jesus to Pilate so he can judge him. 

     We have no authority to sentence someone to death, that's why we have to make Pilate decide. And I will do anything just to put this Jesus to death. As soon as we got there, I said to one of the soldier to go and say to Pilate our reason here.

     Pilate went out to meet us. He starred at us, after a few minutes he smirked and said, "Okay, so what charges do you have againts this man!?"

"Well sir, if he's not a criminal we will not bring him here." Said one of the priest.

"So should I take your word for it?" He said, then he slouched and said, "Tss..You know I don't have time for this. It's midnight and my wife and I are already sleeping, untill you came and ruined it." He keenly looked at us and said, "Go and settle your petty quarrels yourself!"

"But we don't have the right to put someone to death!" Said I, "Plus this man, he's a rebel! He claims to be a king!" 

"A King? Well, well well..Prisoner is this true?" Pilate stands up and went to Jesus, "Is it true? Are you a King?" Then Jesus said, "Yes, but my Kingdom is not like the kingdoms of the world. Because if it is, then they should have fight for me untill death. I am a King, but not lije the world's kind of King."

"So are you a king or not!?"

“You tell me. Because I am King, I was born and entered the world so that I could witness to the truth. Everyone who cares for truth, who has any feeling for the truth, recognizes my voice.”

"Truth?tsss...then what is truth?" Then Pilate sat again and said, 

"This man doesn't seem to be a big threat for Rome!"

"No he must be put to death!" Said I, "He always makes troubles since he came here, since he left Galilee!"

"Galilee? Oh so he's from Galilee." Pilate said, " Then let Herod judge him! that is his district!"

     Because of what Pilate said, we send Jesus to Herod. That bastard Pilate! He made us travel far! Constantly Jesus stumbles on the ground, and everytime he stumbles he recieves a beating fropm the guards.

     More  hours had passed and atlast we reached Herod's palace. When Herod learned that we are with Jesus, he was pleased. Maybe because he knows that Jesus works a lot of miracles. 

"So you are Jesus of Nazareth!?" Herod asked on a very enthusiastic tone. "Can you show me a miracle?" He added, but Jesus is not answering. Then Herod's enthusiasm turns into irritation. "PPPFFFTTT!! Your no fun at all! Take this fool out of my face!"

"But my Lord, Pilate said that you should judge him!"

"Bah! I'm too lazy to do that! Now get out of my sight!"

     This fools wasting our time! Again we went back on Jerusalem. A new trial was held infront of Pilate. We accused Jesus to be a political threat for Rome that he opposed the Roman emperor Caesar.

     Before the trial begins I said to the guards that only people who are not for Jesus can enter the templecourt. It is now Jesus againts the world.